How Are Digital Estates and Digital Inheritance Examined?
Basic Concepts
Prepared by: Constantinople
Short Answer
A digital estate is more than a social media password. Online receivables, platform income and digital assets may create economic rights; personal correspondence and access powers raise different questions. We examine legal character, provider conditions and inheritance documents together, identifying enquiry routes without assuming unconditional transfer of every account in full.
You may know a relative's phone contains an investment account, income-producing channel or family photographs but lack access. Knowing an account exists does not establish identical access to all data. We first distinguish economic rights from personal content, then identify the holder, provider and inheritance bases available. We separate estate ownership from technical access to examine which record can be requested for which purpose.
The initial review and second opinion are paid services. The scope, fee and timetable are agreed in writing before work begins.
Economic Rights Are Distinguished from Account Names
Inheritable property rights under Article 599 TMK are not excluded from enquiry merely because digital. Yet not every account element is a transferable economic right. Platform receivables, licences, personal-use permissions and stored content may differ. Each item's legal basis must be identified separately.
Access and Transfer Are Different Outcomes
Valuing an account and authorising login are different procedures. The provider contract, country connection and post-death process are examined. Protection under Article 589 TMK may also be specified. We do not promise one judgment or certificate produces identical technical results on all platforms.
Personal Data Requires Separate Examination
Article 28 TMK provides that personality ends at death. Data Protection Board decision 2019/273 does not treat access to a deceased person's data directly as an Article 11 KVKK application. This does not leave living third parties' or heirs' own data unprotected. The access request's basis is identified while also considering decision 2021/241's entitlement distinction.
What Do We Examine in Your Matter?
Digital Asset List
We separately list known accounts, providers and economic-right allegations, identifying from the outset different enquiries for balances and family keepsakes.
Rights and Access Documents
We compare account ownership, heirship and provider correspondence, assessing for the specific service the documents and scope supporting access.
Protection and Recording Needs
We distinguish account closure, content deletion and receivable investigation, identifying items requiring priority protection and identification.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is heirship enough to demand all passwords?
Heirship differs from unlimited account access. Data sought, economic rights and provider conditions are examined separately. We do not promise login across platforms from one document.
Can a review concern only photographs and correspondence?
Absence of economic value does not prevent assessment. Content, personal rights, living persons' data and the access request's legal basis are considered together.
How is an account with commercial income and family photos examined?
One account does not give every item identical legal character. We classify income or receivable records separately from personal keepsakes. Rather than unlimited access to all contents, we identify the right supporting investigation of each element, assessing provider conditions alongside third-party rights and data.
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Reference Sources
Articles 28, 589 and 599 TMK
Articles 3 and 11 KVKK
Article 11 KVKK, Article 599 TMK
Let Us Distinguish Digital Rights and Access Needs
The initial review and second opinion are paid services. The scope, fee and timetable are agreed in writing before work begins.